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True, but, one swipe of my paw can make the earth shake!
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True, but, one swipe of my paw can make the earth shake!
Heavens, no. But wrestling with chronic Lyme for years now has forced me to research herbs and supplements, and to deeply question many things about the medical industry.Your post sounds like you are a vet. Very informative.
Thanks. Best I can tell, he's a trad Siamese, or Thai Cat. I need to ask my friend's daughter, who got him originally. He was a rescue, from a fire in a pet store. I think his eyesight and smell have been affected.I am glad he is in your life, they have a way of helping to find love you may have missed Truthfully animals do bring out the love in us, A Siamese?
I have had a few, they are very temperamental. Much more than any other cats I have ever had.
Here's a link for you.
Siamese cat - Wikipedia
It sounds like you both are on a good road to recovery. It makes me happy for both of you.
God bless you and family!
Heavens, no. But wrestling with chronic Lyme for years now has forced me to research herbs and supplements, and to deeply question many things about the medical industry.
This is my first pet in some 15 years, the last one being a dog that was very dear to my heart. Actually, this cat is my friend's, but she broke a hip and is recuperating, so I'm taking care of the cat. And as you mention, I have had some serious retraining to do with the cat, due to a lack of discipline by the owner. To everyone's surprise, including my own, the cat and I have drawn very close, and in an atmosphere of love it is soaking up godly discipline like a sponge, and appreciating it once the initial sting is over with. As I type this, he is lying on my lap, and I consider his calm trust as an honor. Truth be told, I've learned a lot from this cat, and am very thankful for the chance to interact with him.
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It sounds like maybe you will be able to keep him?. I hope so.Thanks. Best I can tell, he's a trad Siamese, or Thai Cat. I need to ask my friend's daughter, who got him originally. He was a rescue, from a fire in a pet store. I think his eyesight and smell have been affected.
I wouldn't say he is temperamental. He did have a lot of fears, though, due to the fire, being declawed in front, etc. But I walk him now, and step by step he is overcoming his fears. It's very encouraging to watch. He's gentle and very affectionate.
It sounds like maybe you will be able to keep him?. I hope so.
I'm actually caring for my friend more now, as she is spending less time at her children's houses. And she lives upstairs, so the cat is almost both of ours. But we shall see how it unfolds.It sounds like maybe you will be able to keep him?. I hope so.
I was astonished at the patience of this woman and her husband for it took them 8 years, before the cat finally became a cat and jumped on their bed for attention!! It was a very slow process during those 8 years where she slowly would come out more and more, and little by little investigate the rest of the house with them around, but if they made the slightest move, she ran back to her home.
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There are programs that I found out about some time ago. A person advertised that she would come and trap them and take them in to a vet which she had funding for and get them fixed and bring them back. She charged 25 dollars for each cat for her services. I told her I couldn't help her in the trapping of them. I didn't tell her why as I don't like to use my physical problems as an excuse. I don't remember why but I knew this upset her and I never heard from her again. I consider that cost very reasonable and it is too bad that it didn't work out. Most of the cats originated from neighbor cats that the families didn't feed or fix. None were mine. I wish there were laws. About fixing them before they can be given or adopted or owned.
Here in Australia all are desexed and microchipped when they are adopted, that is law with any rescue group but on the flipside it got me thinking if every one was, well then I wouldn't have got my kitten. One thing is the early desexing now that is done, they are done at about eight weeks, that's so young and maybe not so bad for the males but the females its an internal operation. When getting kittens from private homes the onus is on the person adopting to desex their pets.
Our local council gives vouchers for cats to be desexed for $20.00 which is a great thing.
Thank you for that, I had no idea they could get pregnant so early.A cat can get pregnant as young as 4 months old!! I found out the hard way---I took my 6 month old cat to the vet for she had been acting strangely---I couldn't believe it---she was 2 months pregnant! I was stunned, I was ignorant. We had just started talking about when we should get her fixed. She a litter of 5. When she had weaned her kittens, we took her back to the vet to get fixed---she was already pregnant! But the vet took them this time as they were barely there. 2 months seems a little young, but if you wait for the 4th month, it might be too late! I guess 3 months would be better---hopefully.
Thank you. The pictures really don't do him justice. Everyone who sees him oohs and ahhs about how beautiful he is.he is beautiful, by the looks of him he could be one of the other breeds that came with crossing Siamese and establishing other breeds, Burman for instance, doesn't matter anyway they are all gorgeous.
Interesting. I had heard that too, about the benefits of having the first litter, but this morning I read otherwise at Neutering your cat | International Cat Care, FWIW. My friend's daughter, who is big into animals and used to work for a vet, and currently has six dogs (she used to have a small farm), also says that males make better pets. I'm pretty sure my cat is fixed, because he never sprays or has temperament problems.had always heard that females should be allowed to have at least one litter before neutering. It makes them a better pet. She was a typical female, not a very good pet. She was jealous of her baby boy all of his 18 years and let him know it.
They are lovely. I have always loved cats.@Paul
I laugh when I think of you walking your cat on a leash, lol. You are the only one that I know of that does.
My two cats died in 2016. They were 18 and 19 years old. Mother and son. I had always heard that females should be allowed to have at least one litter before neutering. It makes them a better pet. She was a typical female, not a very good pet. She was jealous of her baby boy all of his 18 years and let him know it. Some of these ferals are the same way here. Oreo the girl that died here recently was different from the other females I have had experience with but probably because I was by her side all of her life trying to save her. With my own cats they were raised in the house always. I think street cats have a short unhappy life. For me I found no reason for them to be outside but on occasion I would let them out for grass or bring some in for them. There are too many dangers here for them outside. Both of mine were fixed around 6 months old and turtle the mom had a litter before. They did not live outside so I did not have to worry about reproduction. I had a third cat that was not related to her and was the father. He was an outdoor and indoor cat unfortunately . He was not very healthy, he lived to be 12. Sorry I didn't mean to give you a personal history.
Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Blessings
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Mom, dad and son. Turtle, Bear, Julius(Julie)
They're actually a beautiful light blue; not sure why they look green in that pic. But even so, watch out, he seems to have a mesmerizing affect on females - and not just the feline types!Paul when I looked closer I noticed your cat has the most beautiful emerald green eyes wow!
That's why I use a harness and a leash to walk mine. We have 1.5 acres, some of it wooded, but still the road is dangerous. Then there are ticks in the tall grass, and other animals, and Truffey doesn't have front claws.There are too many dangers here for them outside.